Refineries

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Refinery \Re*fin"er*y\ (-?), n.; pl. {Refineries} (-?z). [Cf. F.
     raffinerie.]
     1. The building and apparatus for refining or purifying, esp.
        metals and sugar.
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     2. A furnace in which cast iron is refined by the action of a
        blast on the molten metal.
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